Ask anyone on the street to describe 9/11 and he or she will tell you what we all know: Our country was attacked. We had terrorists invade our country, take over our planes, crash them into our buildings and take the lives of our citizens. In response to the attack and to prevent another one, […]
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September 11, 2008. A cool and sunny day that was like most others for fall in the Capital Region. Unfortunately, it wasn’t an average fall day because it was the seventh anniversary of a terrorist attack that left over 3,000 dead and millions more in shock and horror. This kind of tragedy is one that […]
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While interviewing people in Albany to find out how they were marking the seven year anniversary of 9/11, I found that many people still remember and are still affected by the attacks. Teresa Sayward expressed the view that the memories of the day is “something that will never go away; it was an attack on […]
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Seven years ago on September 11, 2001, two planes crashed into the World Trade Center, a third into the Pentagon, and soon after another into a field in Pennsylvania, all of which left people across the country in shock. I started my day at 9 am, pen in hand and my steno notebook under my […]
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“Time is passing. Yet, for the United States of America, there will be no forgetting September the 11th. We will remember every rescuer who died in honor. We will remember every family that lives in grief. We will remember the fire and ash, the last phone calls, the funerals of the children.” – President George […]
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We went to downtown Albany today to interview people about 9/11. Everybody was bringing still cameras and notepads. However, my specialty lies in broadcast journalism. Naturally, I like to play to my strengths, so I brought a video camera. After a host of technical problems and other assorted errors, I was finally able to put […]
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On September 11, 2001, the World Trade Center and the Pentagon were standing one moment and the next were engulfed in flames. Meanwhile, the plane hijacked to destroy the U.S. Capitol building, retaken over by passengers on board United Flight 93, was burning in a Pennsylvania field. Thousands of people perished that day and the American people received […]
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September 11 means many things to a lot of different people. My classmates and I split into groups to ask the Capital District just what they thought of this day of remembrance. My group hit up Lark St. and the Empire Plaza. Not too many people were out at 9:30 a.m., or much less wanted […]
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